Mag 6.0 Earthquake - near Weiyuan city, Yunnan province

[Astronuc]

The U.S. Geological Survey said the earthquake measured magnitude 6.0 and was centered 18 kilometers (11 miles) from Weiyuan city at a depth of 10.1 kilometers (6.3 miles). The shallow depth was likely to cause more damage, but there were no immediate reports of serious damage or injuries.

http://news.yahoo.com/strong-earthquake-shakes-southwestern-china-142617683.html
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usb000sjim#summary

The region is prone to earthquakes. A 6.1-magnitude quake in August killed at least 615 people and left more than 100 others missing. In 1970, a magnitude-7.7 earthquake in Yunnan killed at least 15,000 people.

 

[davenn]

yes its a tectonically interesting area of Asia ( SE China, down into Thailand Myanmar regions)

here's my seismogram of the event ... there's 2 quakes on here, the top one is a M 5.9 from nthrn Mariana Isl yesterday morning and the lower one the M 6.0 from sthrn China this morning

cheers
Dave

 

[davenn]

followed by a M 6.2 at the entrance to the Gulf of California, Mexico area

didn't show up too strongly on my system being 1/2 a world away The lower of the 2 traces

the gram below is from a mate's system in central California

cheers
Dave